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GOV
Appointed to Dedham's Design Review Advisory Board. Elected 4-term Town Meeting representative.
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Board member for a local non-profit; Youth soccer coach; Youth group leader; Steering committee for local theater group.
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EDU
BFA in Graphic Design. Massachusetts College of Art and Design,
Vocational degree in Carpentry
AN ORIGIN STORY:
As a child I had several influences that moved me toward my art/design/teaching careers. Two big ones were my father and my 6th grade art teacher, Mr Campbell.
As a young child my father sometimes entertained us by drawing. He often drew a horse that he remembered from his childhood. To me, it was like magic how his drawings made me feel and we asked him to “draw the horse” many times. I still have a copy.
In 6th grade my art teacher, Mr Campbell, allowed me to come to the art room to draw during off periods. He gave me added assignments and talked to me about how to think critically about my work.
I believe that the way my dad's drawings inspired me to feel, and the way Mr. Campbell taught me to think were the origins of the artist/designer/teacher I am today.
PREQUEL:
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I'VE WORKED: with cross-functional teams, vertical teams, client teams; and soccer teams; with proprietors, boards, committees, performers, inspectors, contractors, students and subcontractors. I've managed teams, been managed, coached, taught, partnered, and worked independently; in offices, studios, agencies, classrooms, coffee shops and kitchen tables; onsite, online, and on Zoom.
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I'VE DEVELOPED: brands, campaigns, brochures, my sense of humor, ads, websites, presentations, curriculum, posters, respect for coworkers, fliers, software fluency, signage, flexibility, logos, digital assets, enthusiasm, design thinking, collateral pieces, relationships.
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I'VE EXPERIENCED: many opportunities to help grow minds and, regional, national and global brands, including: General Electric, Verizon, Fedex, The Boston Celtics, Campbell's Soup Company, Royal Caribbean, Eastpak Backpacks, IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Prentice Hall Publishers, Vista Higher Learning, Fidelity Investments, State Street Global Advisors.
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I believe that creative disciplines nourish one another, that good ideas can come from a broad range of sources, and that design exists to tell stories that connect your business to its audience. In each case, I work to craft thoughtful and relevant design, focused on creating a dialog with that audience.
